Anyway, I found my self with a little free time so I thought I'd add another post to my blog: The Grown Up Christmas Dinner. WARNING: This is a long post! Just trying to document!
A few years ago my parents started a new tradition in our family. Okay...long story I'll try to make short. Traditionally, ever since my sisters and I were little girls, at Christmastime, my father would take each of us girls out individually on a date. We had dinner wherever we wanted and we would go shopping for the sister "we drew" for Christmas. My father also threw in a little "To Me, From Me" gift.
The "To Me, From Me" explanation: our chance to get whatever we wanted for ourselves. We had to wrap it and place it under the tree, and on Christmas Eve (when we traditionally open our gifts) we would open up the "To Me, From Me" gift...a thrilling moment every Christmas! SO life goes by and it gets harder and harder to keep those traditional Christmas dates.
So about 5 years ago my parents started the new tradition: The Grown Up Christmas Dinner. This is a special dinner where only the "Grown-Ups" in the family (anyone in or above the 2nd grade) get to go out to a special dinner and everyone gets a special gift from my parents. Nothing extravagant, just a token of love.
Oh, and I forgot. We used to go out to a "she-she-poo-poo" restaurant in town, but we all decided a few years ago, that my parents make the best food ever so we carried the tradition right back to my parents home! (You'll see what I mean by food below!)
My father with the "Grown Up" grandchildren. This was Janna's first year.
She was quietly in awe.
My sister Dayna with her girls.
My sister Dawn with Maddie.
Dan Dan having a little shrimp cocktail hors d'oevres.
Another hors d'oevres, tenderloin! OH MY STARS!!!! Delish!
(I want some NOW!)
Prime Rib!!!! For our main course! Equally as delicious!
My sisters and my Bro's in law.Dawn is taking the picture. Thanks Sweets!
My sweet parents!
Peppermint parfaits withhomemade raspberry sauce.
OH YUM!
These next few pictures are the best! My mother searched really hard to find the grandson's an extra special Grown Up Christmas Dinner gift.
Good things come in small packages!
Opening the gifts!
I love this picture.He can't get to Grammy's neck fast enough!
Tim Tebow, Broncos, REAL team Jersey, for each boy...Dan Dan is still wearing his...probably Juette too! THANKS GRAMMY!!!!
